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After announcing a subscription-based, ad-free version of YouTube, Google has run into problems with content partners. Google‘s (NASDAQ:GOOGL) (NASDAQ:GOOG) plans to add a subscription-based option for its YouTube business has apparently hit some speed bumps. The search giant announced its intention to introduce an ad-free YouTube offering last year, but the service hasn’t come to[…]

The company has a new way for people and businesses to avoid giant mistakes. It’s happened to all of us. You hit “send” on an email and immediately regret it. Maybe you said something you instantly want to take back or perhaps you put “Mike M.” in the address field when you meant “Mike R.”[…]

The search giant is once again pushing the innovation envelope, but it may be spot on this time around. Taking potshots at Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) and its bevy of far-flung innovation efforts is fairly easy. The list of failed, or at least stalled, over-the-top initiatives is a long one, beginning with Google Glass. Toss in[…]

With the growing threat from extremists, the government could be forced to implement new laws on social media and messaging services. The plans would allow security services to easily access encrypted app data in an effort help intercept suspected threats. At an event yesterday, Tory MP Henry Bellingham asked David Cameron whether the shocking attacks[…]

Smartphone users spend more time with apps they’ve installed from Facebook and Google than with any other company, according to new research published today by Forrester. The company surveyed 2,000 smartphone owners between October and December 2014 to find out which apps they were using most. The poll excluded apps that ship with operating systems,[…]